| Bombylius mexicanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Bombyliidae |
| Genus: | Bombylius |
| Species: | B. mexicanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bombylius mexicanus Wiedemann, 1821 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bombylius mexicanus is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae. [1] [2] [3]
The American dipper, also known as a water ouzel, is a stocky dark grey bird with a head sometimes tinged with brown, and white feathers on the eyelids that cause the eyes to flash white as the bird blinks. It is 16.5 cm (6.5 in) long, has a wingspan of 23 cm, and weighs on average 46 g (1.6 oz). It has long legs, and bobs its whole body up and down during pauses as it feeds on the bottom of fast-moving, rocky streams. It inhabits the mountainous regions of Central America and western North America from Panama to Alaska.
The great-tailed grackle or Mexican grackle is a medium-sized, highly social passerine bird native to North and South America. A member of the family Icteridae, it is one of 10 extant species of grackle and is closely related to the boat-tailed grackle and the extinct slender-billed grackle. In the southern United States, it is sometimes simply referred to as "blackbird" or (erroneously) "crow" due to its glossy black plumage, and similarly it is often called cuervo ("crow") in some parts of Mexico, although it is not a member of the crow genus Corvus, nor even of the family Corvidae.
The canyon wren is a small North American songbird of the wren family Troglodytidae. It is resident throughout its range and is generally found in arid, rocky cliffs, outcrops, and canyons. It is a small bird that is hard to see on its rocky habitat; however, it can be heard throughout the canyons by its distinctive, loud song. It is currently in a monotypic taxon and is the only species in the genus Catherpes.
Bombylius is a large genus of flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae. They are known as the bee-flies, due to their striking resemblance to bees and bumblebees, and are distributed worldwide. One species of the genus, Bombylius major, is widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere and is very well known.
Bombylius major is a parasitic bee mimic fly. B. major is the most common type of fly within the Bombylius genus. The fly derives its name from its close resemblance to bumblebees and are often mistaken for them.
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Bombylius aurifer is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
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Ululodes is a genus of owlflies in the family Ascalaphidae. There are at least 20 described species in Ululodes.
Bombylius albicapillus is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius fraudulentus is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius breviabdominalis is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius lancifer is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius anthophilus is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
Bombylius atriceps is a species of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.
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